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Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

Sweet! So Miki Yuu (who did Kaizou Ningen Rogii) is back, huh... he won the JUMP Treasure Award back in 2010 and his story later got published in a printed issue of WSJ (#8/2011). That oneshot was really flashy and had some nice designs.

Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

Originally Posted by k-dom

why couldn't it rank well. Gintama has also good ranks most of the time, though not that much lately

You misunderstood me. What I meant with "I wonder what makes it rate so high" is that I'm curious to see if the gag(s)/story is as good as the rating implies. And while it may not be anything special for a gag series (mixed with some drama/fighting) to have a good ranking sometimes it do is surprising that it rates that well for a lot of consecutive weeks.

Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

Originally Posted by naruto-niichan

You misunderstood me. What I meant with "I wonder what makes it rate so high" is that I'm curious to see if the gag(s)/story is as good as the rating implies. And while it may not be anything special for a gag series (mixed with some drama/fighting) to have a good ranking sometimes it do is surprising that it rates that well for a lot of consecutive weeks.

I think the supporting cast and how Saiki interacts with them is a huge selling point for the series. The fact that it's basically an "I'm surrounded by idiots"-sort of scenario, along with Saiki's incredibly dry wit as a narrator, makes the humor that much more entertaining. Well, it's not for everyone, but it's certainly one of the best gag-based series I've read.